| ADRENALECTOMY | • adrenalectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands. • ADRENALECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adrenal glands. |
| ANECDOTICALLY | • anecdotically adv. Synonym of anecdotally. • ANECDOTICAL adv. having the quality of anecdote. |
| ANTIPREDATORY | • antipredatory adj. Acting against predatory behaviour. |
| AUTOCATALYSED | • autocatalysed adj. (Chemistry) Describing the products of an autocatalysis reaction. • AUTOCATALYSE v. to effect autocatalysis, also AUTOCATALYZE. |
| AUTOCATALYZED | • autocatalyzed v. Simple past tense and past participle of autocatalyze. • AUTOCATALYZE v. to subject to autocatalysis, also AUTOCATALYSE. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | • carbohydrates n. Plural of carbohydrate. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECLAMATORILY | • declamatorily adv. In a declamatory manner. • DECLAMATORY adv. in the manner of a declamation. |
| DECLARATORILY | • declaratorily adv. In a declaratory manner. • DECLARATORY adv. in the manner of a declaration. |
| DERMATOGRAPHY | • dermatography n. The anatomical description of the skin. • DERMATOGRAPHY n. anatomical description of the skin, also DERMOGRAPHY. |
| DERMATOPLASTY | • dermatoplasty n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts. • DERMATOPLASTY n. a plastic operation on the skin. |
| DEUTERANOMALY | • deuteranomaly n. (Ophthalmology) A form of anomalous trichromacy involving a reduction in sensitivity to the green area… • DEUTERANOMALY n. the state of being deuteranomalous. |
| DIALYPETALOUS | • dialypetalous adj. (Botany) Having separate petals; polypetalous. • DIALYPETALOUS adj. having the petals separate. |
| EDUCATIONALLY | • educationally adv. In an educational manner. • EDUCATIONAL adv. serving to educate. |
| EXTRAORDINARY | • extraordinary adj. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual. • extraordinary adj. Remarkably good. • extraordinary adj. Special or supernumerary. |
| HEXADACTYLOUS | • hexadactylous adj. (Zoology) Having six fingers or toes. • HEXADACTYLOUS adj. having six fingers, also HEXADACTYLIC. |
| HYDNOCARPATES | • HYDNOCARPATE n. any salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid. |
| MEDIATORIALLY | • mediatorially adv. As, or by means of, a mediator. • MEDIATORIAL adv. of or like a mediator. |
| RADIOACTIVELY | • radioactively adv. Using a radioactive substance. • radioactively adv. Concerning radioactivity. • RADIOACTIVE adv. of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity. |
| TETRADYNAMOUS | • tetradynamous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four of which are uniformly longer than the others. • TETRADYNAMOUS adj. having six stamens, two shorter than the other four. |